Games by Bethesda
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition Switch eShop
- 29th Sep 2022 (UK/EU)
- 29th Sep 2022 (NA)
DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One Switch eShop
- 16th Jun 2021 (UK/EU)
- 16th Jun 2021 (NA)
DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two Switch eShop
- 26th Aug 2021 (UK/EU)
- 26th Aug 2021 (NA)
Reviews of Bethesda Games
Review Quake II (Switch) - Another Truly Outstanding Remaster Of An FPS Icon
Can't find a Bitterman
Look, we already went and slapped a big fat 10/10 on Quake Remastered when it dropped almost exactly two years ago, calling it “a stellar port of one gaming's true greats and an essential addition to your Switch library.” So what on Stroggos are we meant to say about this absolutely cracking remaster of its absolutely...
Mini Review The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition (Switch) - And Another One!
The Neverending Story
Yes, that's right, it's another slightly different version of the game that point blank refuses to crawl into a corner and die. Rejoice! The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition has sneaked its way onto the Switch eShop, giving players the option to purchase a full version or, if you already own Skyrim, a less expensive...
Review Quake (Switch) - The Definitive Version Of An Iconic, Flawless FPS
Gothic Revival
What is there left to say about Quake at this stage really? Arriving on the FPS scene some 25 years ago as a successor to iD Software's phenomenal DOOM, it single-handedly revolutionised a genre with its real-time 3D rendering ushering in a new era of immersion that left its storied predecessor feeling resolutely old-school by...
Mini Review DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One (Switch) - Rip, Tear, Repeat
Ah Hell, here we go again
It’s been eight months since the first expansion DLC for Doom Eternal launched on other systems and now it’s finally here on Switch. If that feels like a long time, consider that the main game took nine months to come to Switch: if anything, things are getting better! Sort of. The Ancient Gods Part One is a standalone...
Review DOOM Eternal (Switch) - This 'Impossible' Port Is Nothing Short Of A Miracle
It's a Hell of a conversion
Look, we know how this is going to go. We’ve been around the blocks more than a few times, and we’re old enough to have been using the internet when people still gave their emoticons noses (and still called them emoticons), so at this point, we don’t have to be soothsayers to know what’s going to happen here: some...
Latest Bethesda News
Wednesday16th Apr 2025
News Oblivion Remaster May Be Launching This Month, But Will It Come To Switch 2?
Say yes
Rumours of an Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster have been swirling for a while now, culminating in what might be one of the worst-kept secrets of 2025 so far. According to Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb, the game will supposedly release during the week commencing 21st April 2025 and is set to grace the PS5, Xbox Series X\S, and PC. A more recent...
Saturday12th Apr 2025
News DOOM + DOOM II Is Getting A New Limited Run Collector's Edition For $666
Go to Hell
The legendary FPS DOOM has been released again and again over the years and distributor Limited Run Games has now announced a special bundle for DOOM + DOOM II limited to just 666 copies and priced at a whopping $666 USD (or your regional equivalent). The 'DOOM + DOOM II: Will It Run Edition' will be available for Switch and multiple...
Thursday13th Mar 2025
Rumour Bethesda's Elder Scrolls: Oblivion "Remake" Could Be Arriving Soon
Switch 2 release when?
Ahead of Nintendo's Switch 2 Direct next month, the rumour about Bethesda's 2006 action-RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion getting a "remake" has popped up once again. After leaked evidence dating back to 2023, the latest update suggests it could be arriving "sooner" than fans think. This information comes from the
Wednesday29th Jan 2025
News DOOM + DOOM II Switch Update 2 Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Adds multiplayer mod support and more
Following the announcement of DOOM: The Dark Ages last week, the retro-releases DOOM + DOOM II have today received a new update on the Switch and multiple other platforms adding multiplayer mod support. There's also a Switch-specific update, allowing 'mod subscriptions' to work between multiple user profiles...
Friday4th Oct 2024
News Doom + Doom II Updated On Switch, Here Are The Patch Notes
More Doomier than ever
Bethesda has announced and released a new update for DOOM + DOOM II on Nintendo Switch, introducing a vast selection of improvements and fixes that should make the pair even better than before (thanks, Nintendo Everything). The new update brings the surprise release up to version 1.0.3 and, specifically for the Switch, adds...
Friday9th Aug 2024
News DOOM Anthology Revealed For Switch - Includes Six Games And Replica BFG, Pre-Orders Now Live
"More than three decades of demon slaying"
As part of the QuakeCon celebrations, Bethesda has revealed the Doom Anthology for the Nintendo Switch. Pre-orders are now live, with the item "estimated to be ready to ship" in November 2024. This "physical edition" contains Doom, Doom II, Doom 64, Doom 3, Doom (2016) and DOOM Eternal Deluxe Edition for...
Thursday8th Aug 2024
News Surprise! DOOM + DOOM II Get Newly Enhanced Release On Switch eShop
Rip and tear again, right now
With Quakecon starting today, most people were probably expecting some announcements from id Software. But was anyone expecting enhanced versions of Doom and Doom II to land, today, without warning? Nope, not us. But that's exactly what's happened. DOOM + DOOM II is an enhanced rerelease of the first two DOOM games,...
Saturday20th Jan 2024
News A New Quake Game Has Seemingly Been Teased
The Indiana Jones developer might be involved
If you're a Quake fan, you might have heard some rumours about a possible return. Well now, in an update, it seems a new entry has been teased. At Xbox's Developer Direct this week, a brief scene during MachineGames'
Wednesday13th Dec 2023
News DOOM, DOOM II And Quake Just Got New Free Add-Ons, Rip And Tear Today
Celebrating 30 years with SIGIL II and QDOOM
The legendary first-person shooter series DOOM is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary and as part of this, the team has released new free add-ons for the original DOOM and DOOM II games. This includes a new Sigil II add-on for both games by the id Software co-founder and DOOM co-creator John...
Wednesday4th Oct 2023
News Quake II Receives Its "First Major Update" On Nintendo Switch
Improvements, bug fixes and more
It's been a few months now since the enhanced version of Quake II arrived on the Nintendo Switch and Bethesda is now rolling out its very first "major update" for this re-release. New vibration effects have been added for controller users across all platforms, some quality-of-life improvements have been made to both...
Tuesday12th Sep 2023
Random Someone Recreated Star Fox's Arwing In Starfield
"Do a barrel roll!"
It's been an amazing year for video games so far with a number of high-profile releases such as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Baldur's Gate 3. More recently was the arrival of Bethesda's long-awaited space RPG Starfield. It blends classic Bethesda role-playing action with spaceship dogfights that look like sce
Sunday13th Aug 2023
News Bethesda Celebrates QuakeCon 2023 With Free In-Game Bundle
Get some goodies for Doom Eternal & more
QuakeCon 2023 is back this year and to kick things off a remaster of id Software's 1997 first-person shooter classic Quake II was shadow dropped on the Switch eShop and multiple other platforms. If this wasn't already enough, Bethesda is currently offering a "free in-game bundle" when fans log in or create...
Thursday10th Aug 2023
News Boom! Quake II Is Now Available To Download From The Switch eShop
Update 2: Limited Run Games launches physical 11th August
Update #2: Physical editions for Quake II will be going live tomorrow on Limited Run Games' store (thanks Wario64!) at 7am PST / 10am EST / 3pm BST. Pre-orders will be open from 11th August until 10th September, so you'll have a month to get hold of a limited edition version of one of the...
Wednesday14th Jun 2023
News Skyrim Has Now Sold More Than 60 Million Copies, According To Bethesda
Making it the "seventh best-selling game" ever
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been ported and re-released on just about every platform under the sun at this point, and it appears to have paid off for Bethesda. Speaking to IGN this week, the game's director Todd Howard revealed how the legendary action RPG has now sold over 60 million copies...
Thursday29th Sep 2022
News Surprise! Skyrim Anniversary Edition Is Out Now On The Switch eShop
Wait, I know you
Let's admit it: we knew that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition was coming to Switch. You knew it too, and seemingly so did all of Taiwan and Europe after the game was rated in each region over the course of the last few months. What we didn't know was when we would be ab
Friday2nd Sep 2022
News Skyrim Anniversary Edition Has Been Rated For Nintendo Switch (Again)
The Elder Scrolls V might be returning...
If you haven't played The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim by now, seriously - what's your excuse? This absolutely epic Bethesda-developed RPG has been ported to just about every modern gaming platform under the sun at this stage, and it seems there's potentially more to come on the Switch front. Yes, although...
Friday10th Jun 2022
Random It's Been Four Years Since The Elder Scrolls VI Was Announced
But will it even come to Switch?
Four years ago, The Elder Scrolls VI was announced, with little more than a title and a bit of concept art. It's not a huge surprise that there's an Elder Scrolls sequel in the works at Bethesda — Skyrim is one of the most ubiquitous games out there, and it's even rumoured to be coming to Switch for a second
Tuesday7th Jun 2022
News Surprise! Doom Eternal Is Getting A Limited Run Physical Release On Switch
Pre-orders open next month
A month before Doom Eternal got released in 2020 on the Nintendo Switch, Bethesda confirmed this platform would no longer receive a physical version and pre-orders for hard copies would be refunded. It didn't go down well with Switch fans at the time, with some even resorting to physical copies on other platforms. Now,...
Wednesday18th May 2022
News Skyrim Anniversary Edition Has Been Rated For Switch In Taiwan, Sparking Rumours Of A Port
Get ready to play Skyrim, again, maybe
It's a tale as old as time: Some big developer announces that their game is available on "consoles" or "all platforms", and conveniently forgets the 100 million Nintendo Switches floating around the world. At least, that's what happened when Bethesda announced last November that the new Skyrim Anniversary...
Friday15th Apr 2022
News Bethesda Sale Kicks Off On Switch eShop, Up To 67% Off Doom, Skyrim, Wolfenstein
And don't forget Quake
Bethesda has launched a Switch eShop sale of all its titles, with discounts of 50% being the minimum while Doom Eternal (and its Deluxe Edition, which includes both DLC packs) both get a chunky 67% sliced off their full price. In real money, that brings the base game down to $19.79 and the Deluxe Edition to $29.69. Elsewhere,...
Tuesday1st Feb 2022
Soapbox Don't Cheer For Corporate Takeovers - It's Not A Game
Monopoly isn't just for fun when it's real money
Back in September 2020 when Microsoft announced its acquisition of Bethesda for around $7.5 billion, it was a big move — one that some fans would have been excited by, and others less so. It was a huge deal at the time, with that purchase giving Microsoft Gaming / Xbox a number of new studios and...
Tuesday16th Nov 2021
News Phil Spencer: Elder Scrolls 6's Xbox Exclusivity Isn't About "Punishing" Other Platforms
The head of Xbox just wants to deliver a "complete package"
Bethesda, as you might recall, was officially acquired by Microsoft earlier this year for the sum of $7.5 billion. It's naturally raised a lot of concerns about the future of Bethesda games on other platforms, like the Nintendo systems. While we previously heard how future Bethesda titles...
Thursday11th Nov 2021
News Skyrim Anniversary Edition Now Available On "All Platforms", Fibs Bethesda
Switch is missing out
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is unquestionably one of the best games of the past decade, so the fact that Bethesda has re-released it again should come as no great shock. However, while much was made of the potential relationship between Bethesda and Nintendo when Skyrim was featured in the Nintendo Switch reveal trailer (the...
Tuesday12th Oct 2021
News Quake On Switch Now Supports Mouse And Keyboard Controls
Part of the "first major update"
One of the standout releases on the Nintendo Switch this year has been the enhanced version of the original Quake title, celebrating 25 years of id Software's first-person arena shooter. The game got its "first major update" for the Switch and multiple other platforms last week, but one thing you might have missed...
Friday8th Oct 2021
News Quake Receives Its "First Major Update" For Nintendo Switch
Improvements, bug fixes and more
The enhanced version of Quake was released on the Nintendo Switch back in August, and now a few months later the game has received its very first "major update" for all platforms. It includes improvements to the controls, maps, online multiplayer, bots, and a lot of bug fixes. Here are the full patch notes, courtesy...
Friday20th Aug 2021
News Limited Run Games Announces Quake Physical Edition For Nintendo Switch
Pre-orders go live next week
Stop right there - if you haven't already picked up a copy of Quake from the Switch eShop, you might want to hold out for the physical copy instead. Following on from the big announcement earlier on, Limited Run Games has revealed it'll be opening pre-orders next week on 27th August for a standard, deluxe and ultimate...
Thursday19th Aug 2021
News The Quake Remaster Is Out Now On Nintendo Switch
Cross-platform, gyro controls, new content, mods and more!
While Bethesda's QuakeCon got off to a slightly rough start in its live stream, the big news from its opening is confirmed - Quake is out now on Nintendo Switch after a listing dropped earlier today. We've checked the UK and US eShop where it costs $9.99USD / £7.99. (We've posted the Xbox...
Wednesday11th Aug 2021
News Get Up To 70% Off On Select Bethesda Titles During QuakeCon 2021 (North America)
DOOM, Elder Scrolls and more!
It's that time of the year where things are starting to get busy again with more live stream events. Apart from Nintendo's Indie World presentation today, we've also got Gamescom later this month and QuakeCon 2021. Ahead of QuakeCon, which begins on 19th August, Nintendo is hosting a special
Saturday3rd Jul 2021
News DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two Expected To Arrive On Switch "Later This Year"
A new single-player horde mode is also on the way
During Nintendo's E3 presentation last month, the DOOM Eternal Part One DLC got a surprise release. Alongside this, Bethesda confirmed the second part would be arriving on Nintendo's hybrid platform at a later date, and now DOOM Eternal's executive producer Marty Stratton has reiterated this in his...
Wednesday16th Jun 2021
News Hell Yeah! DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One Is Out Now On Switch
"Part Two will arrive at a later date"
It's been a long wait for Nintendo Switch DOOM fans, but today the DOOM Eternal Part One DLC has finally arrived. Yes, after landing on other platforms last October, during the Nintendo Direct it was revealed The Ancient Gods - Part One DLC was out now on Switch. It'll set you back $19.99 USD or you can grab...
Tuesday30th Mar 2021
News Limited Run Games Is Releasing A DOOM Classics Collection For Nintendo Switch
Book your return to Hell on April 2nd
If you've been holding out for a physical copy of the classic DOOM games, you might be interested in reading on... Physical specialist Limited Run Games has announced the DOOM: The Classics Collection is coming to the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It contains DOOM, DOOM II
Thursday18th Mar 2021
Switch release dates for parts 1 and 2 remain unconfirmed
Bethesda only dropped a teaser trailer for DOOM Eternal's The Ancient Gods - Part Two DLC a few days ago, but now, we've got a full look at what to expect. Unfortunately, because it's an age-restricted trailer, we can't embed it on the site – you'll have to visit YouTube instead. It's...
Sunday14th Mar 2021
News New Elder Scrolls: Blades Patch Fixes Minor Switch Related Crash
Download it now
Bethesda's future might be with Microsoft, but it will still continue to support its older releases on existing platforms. One of these titles just so happens to be The Elder Scrolls: Blades for Switch - which is a slightly enhanced version of the free-to-play mobile title that arrived on Nintendo's hardware in May last year...
Friday12th Mar 2021
News Bethesda's Future Games Will Be "Where Game Pass Exists"
So that's Xbox, PC and devices that support the service
It's been a big week in the video game industry, with Microsoft officially finalising its $7.5 billion acquisition of Bethesda's parent company, ZeniMax Media. Microsoft is expected to limit Bethesda's third-party support at a certain point in the future and in a special roundtable discussion,...
Wednesday10th Mar 2021
News Bethesda Will Make "Some" New Titles Exclusive To Xbox And PC
Exact games not yet revealed
Last year, Microsoft announced it would be acquiring Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion. It's now a done deal - with the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, confirming everything has been finalised. So, what does this mean for Bethesda games on other platforms such as the Nintendo Switch? In the same Xbox...
Tuesday23rd Feb 2021
News We Might See A Female Slayer In A Future DOOM Game
"I think if we did it, I’d want it to be lethal"
A still from 2019's direct-to-video Doom: Annihilation, which is the closest we've gotten to a female Slayer so far Demon-slaying in DOOM has always been something of a man's game, but id Software’s Hugo Martin has revealed that the team behind the series has been discussing bringing a female...
Monday15th Feb 2021
News Panic Button Explains Why DOOM Eternal's Cutscenes Run At 20fps On Switch
"I think there are still improvements we can make"
DOOM Eternal is undeniably one of the Switch's more impressive ports. Brought across by port specialists Panic Button, gameplay successfully runs at a solid 30 frames per seconds. When compared to the PS4 and Xbox One editions, however, it took a significant visual hit. As part of this perfor
Thursday4th Feb 2021
News ZeniMax Founder Robert A. Altman Has Died
RIP Robert A. Altman, 1947-2021
Bethesda announced on Twitter today the passing of their founder and CEO, Robert A. Altman. "He was a true visionary, friend, and believer in the spirit of people and the power of what they could accomplish together," they said in the tweet, with an attached statement that said they are "proud to carry on the values...
Wednesday20th Jan 2021
Something Oblivion, something new, something Morrowind, something blue
Maybe Bethesda needs some quick cash while they plug away at the new Elder Scrolls game, or maybe they're just trying to capitalise on people getting engaged during the pandemic. Either way, they've just added a new item to their merch website: a 10K Ritual of Mara gold ring...
Tuesday12th Jan 2021
News Wolfenstein Dev MachineGames Is Making An Indiana Jones Video Game
Lucasfilm teams up with the Temple of DOOM
Lucasfilm Games has just teased an Indiana Jones video game from Wolfenstein studio MachineGames. The teaser trailer doesn't give much away, apart from the Bethesda, Machine Games and Lucasfilm Games logos (and Indy's iconic whip, of course), but it's already got people very excited about the prospect...
Saturday2nd Jan 2021
Random Doomguy And Animal Crossing's Isabelle See In The New Year Together On Twitter
"happy new horizons"
Perhaps the most unlikely duo in 2020 was Doomguy and Isabelle. It all started when DOOM Eternal got delayed until 20th March, knocking the release date back to the same day as Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The internet thought it was a match made in
Thursday17th Dec 2020
News Doom Eternal Gets Even More Eternal With Massive 2021 Updates
But will that include DLC?
We don't imagine it's easy to be making games from home offices during the pandemic, but id Software's certainly making a good go of it. In a Twitter post on Tuesday, 16th December, the DOOM Eternal creators spoke of their 2021 plans, including The Ancient Gods - Part Two, the second part of the DLC which is not yet out on...
Wednesday16th Dec 2020
News Hell Yes! DOOM And DOOM II Just Got Another Add-On, And It's Out Today
32 levels featuring new enemies, bosses, sprites and more
If you haven't already downloaded the id Software classics DOOM and DOOM II from the Switch eShop, what the hell are you waiting for? Now there's even more reason to check out both of these titles - with Bethesda today another exciting add-on. Introducing Doom Zero - 32 levels featuring new...
